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CVE-2012-1854: Microsoft Visual Basic for

Status: KEV  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2012-1854

Key Details

CVECVE-2012-1854
Affected productsMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Exploitation statusListed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation.
Classified asCWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)
KEV listingAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-04-13.
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (97% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.
Federal remediation deadline2026-04-27 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive).

What to Know

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) contains an insecure library loading vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1854